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No such banner exists, but cheer up: you can always claim there is a banner, and then angrily shake your fist at this imaginary banner while screaming, "Aim higher!"

Nobody has hoisted any banners. No one has asked anyone else to 'pretend' anything at all. Going 7-0 at home in the B1G has been a rare occurrence for this program. It's therefore worthy of being pointed out as an accomplishment, and someone has done so.

Have you seen or heard or read "outsized hyperbole" on this? I've seen posts on Gopher Hole that pointed out that having a 7-0 home record has been rare in Gopher football history, but that's simply stating a stone cold fact. It's certainly not hyperbolic. Calling a 7-0 record at home "sad", on...

Okay. "Sad"? No. 7-0 is never "sad".

Spot on. How many seasons like 2019 did Mason have? How many non-conference wins did Mason have, vs. Fleck? Fleck's winning % in the B1G is much higher. According to Wiki, Mason won 64 total games at Minnesota; half of them were non-conference. Mason was 32-48 in the B1G. As far as the...

This might be a dumb idea, but here goes: He's a big, tall, strong QB. What if, instead of training for quickness (which seems like a pretty big ask) he trained for balance and strength. Maybe he could shrug off some sack attempts, a la Big Ben Roethlisberger. Remember, he's only 20 years old...

Check out the Pair and a Spare podcast for a pretty in-depth discussion of assistants' salaries. They made the point that many of Fleck's assistants are new to coaching, so you aren't likely to pay them big bucks from the get-go. Danny Collins was a promotion from within, and only got the job...

You can always look at win percentages rather than win totals when making comparisons between coaches.

If 25% of teams with a 9-3 record make the playoff, that seems to confirm that 9-3 is a really good record — especially in a 12 team playoff.

Alabama made the playoffs last season with 3 losses. 9-3 is a pretty damn good record. Not to mention the fact that the B1G is the best conference in college football. Compiling 9 wins while playing in the B1G is an impressive accomplishment. On the day Fleck was hired, he said he wanted to...

No. Excellent defenses — by both teams. As good as Kenneth Walker III was, it's a travesty that someone on defense didn't get MVP.

Troy Aikman talking about Sam Darnold. He has an interesting perspective on Darnold; I found his closing comments on giving up on young QBs and moving on too quickly particularly thoughtful. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/moLUe4u-61Y

The B1G is clearly the best conference in college football. If the Gophers finish in the top third in 2026, that will be an impressive accomplishment.

Thank you for finding this and posting it.

Well said.